Why wouldn’t common folk know their chances of beating one is slim-to-none even in a group?
9What Are Witchers Based On?
What Sapkowski created was part Slavic/Nordic folklore and part crazed imagination.
This formed the vibrant and chaotic world we see in his work.
Though a few questions remain, one being what are the witchers themselves based on?
But witchers – to our knowledge at least – have no direct source.
They’re probably a mix of Vikings and warriors from different myths, but who knows for certain.
8And Where Does The Name Witcher Come From?
The only bit of information we could dig up is provided by reddit userJakePT.
“In English some people took the idea and created an invented masculine form of witch: Witcher. "
7Are They Humans?
Or Something Else Now?
But throughout the series (books, games, show) you’ll see Geralt mistreated by everyone.
6Wait, So What Are Their Abilities Again?
Too bad the witcher profession usually involves dying young.
5How Can They Mind Control, And What Are Signs In The First Place?
Controlling minds is something we don’t see anyone else really ever do, not even powerful mages.
We’re talking funny in that they can get killed by some random Nekker.
3No Mage Knows The Trial Of Grasses, So How Does Yen?
But CD Projekt Red had to find a way to progress the story and give us a cool scene.
Which they succeeded at.
2Do Witchers Have Emotions Or Not?
This is one of the most debated topics in theWitcherfan base.
We really don’t know why.
But there are just too many examples of when witchers can’t hold it back.
That said, they physically can’t cry.
1What Makes Geralt Different?
But there is a lot that sets Geralt apart from his contemporaries.
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